September 2012

Military Aviation News September 21, 2012

Boeing KC-46 enters critical design review phase

by Senior Airman Tabitha N. Haynes Air Force District of Washington 9/21/2012 – WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Air Force KC-46A program director described the critical…

Military Aviation News September 21, 2012

Alenia Aermacchi delivers the first set of components for the Eurofighter Tranche 3

The first set of main components made by Alenia Aermacchi for the first Eurofighter Typhoon of Tranche 3a has been shipped from Alenia Aermacchi’s Caselle…

Z.A.P.P. News September 21, 2012

Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun fact-sheet new at zap16.com

Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun fact-sheet published at Z.A.P.P. see: http://www.zap16.com/2012/09/messerschmitt-bf-108-taifun/ Also updated the Messerschmitt Messerschmitt Bf 109 with new photos see: http://www.zap16.com/2010/04/messerschmitt-bf-109/ Photo: Rob Vogelaar…

Civilian aviation news September 20, 2012

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines orders 268 more winglet sets for its 737 jets

Southwest Airlines has ordered 268 more winglet sets from Seattle-based Aviation Partners Boeing for its 737 aircraft. Winglets, which are vertical fins on the end…

Civilian aviation news September 20, 2012

Boeing Delivers Africa’s First 777 Freighter to Ethiopian Airlines

Boeing today delivered the first 777 Freighter to Ethiopian Airlines marking the first 777F to be operated by an African carrier. Today’s 777F is being…

Civilian aviation news September 20, 2012

Boeing to deliver S.Carolina-built 787 to Air India next week

(REUTERS) Boeing Co plans to deliver the first Dreamliner 787 made in South Carolina next week, a jet equipped with an engine model that recently…

Civilian aviation news September 20, 2012

GE Capital Aviation Services Delivers First of Eight Leased ATR72-600s to Brazils Azul and Trip

GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, announced today that it has delivered a new leased ATR…

Military Aviation News September 20, 2012

Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Develop Navigation System for the U.S. Navy’s Super Hornet and Growler Aircraft

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a competitive prototyping contract by The Boeing Company to develop an embedded global positioning/inertial navigation system (EGI) for the…

Civilian aviation news September 20, 2012

ATR at the Africa Aerospace and Defence

ATR, world’s leading manufacturer for regional aircraft below 90 seats, is marking its solid and dynamic presence in Africa with its ATR 72-600 on…

Military Aviation News September 20, 2012

Northrop Grumman to Provide 44 Additional STARLite Radar Systems for the U.S. Army MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System

U.S. Army Exercises Option for 44 Systems, Bringing the Total Under Contract to 174 ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Sept. 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Northrop Grumman…

Military Aviation News September 20, 2012

FIRST FLIGHT OF THE BELGIAN NH90

NHI is proud to announce the first flight of the first NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopter ordered by the Belgian armed forces. For this first flight…

Space News September 20, 2012

Lockheed Martin Marks Defense Meteorological Satellite Program 50th Anniversary

SUNNYVALE, Calif., September 20, 2012 – Fifty years ago, a small weather satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Calif. It was the…

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